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Cultures and Stereotypes

Cultures and Stereotypes. ENLIGHTENMENT. What is an American?. What is an American?. Write a response to the question above. Explain your answer in 3-5 complete sentences. American Culture. Blending of Native Americans, Europeans and African cultures. Social Classes Gentry

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Cultures and Stereotypes

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  1. Cultures and Stereotypes

  2. ENLIGHTENMENT

  3. What is an American?

  4. What is an American? • Write a response to the question above. • Explain your answer in 3-5 complete sentences

  5. American Culture Blending of Native Americans, Europeans and African cultures • Social Classes • Gentry • Wealthy planter, merchants, ministers, lawyers and royal officials • Middle Class • Farmers, skilled craftsmen and trades people • 3/4ths of colonists • Lowest Class • Hired farmhands, indentured servants and slaves

  6. Women Africans Southern colonies More than ½ were African Worked on plantations, docks, shipbuilding and crafts More men than women Families remained small • Took care of the household • Backcountry • Often worked with husband in fields • Cities • Worked as midwives, maid, cook or nurse • Some allowed to take over husband’s business if he died

  7. Great Awakening 1730-40s Religion had become dull, dry People had lost passion for it Brought More tolerance Many left church and formed new ones Many different beliefs and lifestyles Challenged Political and social authority Encouraged equality • Traveling Ministers • ‘Old Lights’ vs ‘New Lights’ • Believed inner emotion more imporatnt than outward religious behaviour • Led to bitter debates about religion and life

  8. Jonathan Edwards "There is nothing that keeps wicked men at any one moment out of hell, but the mere pleasure of God." • New England Preacher • Called on colonists to examine their lives closely • “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” • Intense images of God’s anger • Could only be saved by grace • George Whitefield • Raised funds for orphans • Called on sinners to reform during outdoor meetings

  9. Education Established Princeton and Brown universitites Apprenctice System Worked for master to learn trade or craft Slaves No education allowed • New England • Most concerned with education • 1647 Mass passed Education law • Ordered parents to teach children • Towns with 50 families must hire teachers • Established public schools • Allowed rich and poor to be educated

  10. Representative Government Rights of English Citizens People Only white males over age 21 Had to own property • Royal governor • Directed colony and enforced laws • Appointed by king or proprietor • Colonial Assemblies • Upper house • Appointed by royal governor as advisors • Lower house • Elected by citizens • Approved laws and taxes

  11. Glorious Revolution 1688 1689 English Bill of Rights Protected rights of individuals (white males) Allowed trial by jury Government could pass new taxes and raise army only with approval of Parliament • Parliament removed King James II (Catholic) • Raised in France; friends with Louis XIV • Persecuted Protestants • Mary Beatrice (2nd wife) • Had baby boy • Exiled to France • Asked William of Orange and Mary (daughter-Protestant) of Netherlands to rule England

  12. Enlightenment Late 1600-early 1700s Began in Europe Natural Laws Sir Isaac Newton Law of gravity Natural Rights John Locke Life, liberty, property • Emphasized reason and science as paths to knowledge • Appealed to wealthy and educated

  13. The Big Bang Theory (8 min) Sheldon vs Pizza Guy An Unsolvable Problem Friendship Algorithm Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock Starch and Water

  14. Benjamin Franklin Self-made and self-educated Used reason to improve society Electricity experiment (1752) Volunteer fire department Lending library Bi-focals, stove, paved roads • Born in 1706 • Only 2 years of formal schooling • Studied literature, mathematics and foreign languages • Worked as printer in Philadelphia (17 years)

  15. Poor Richard’s Almanac • Dec 28, 1732 (1758) • Written by pseudonym Richard Saunders and wife Bridget • Contained • Continuing stories • Weather forecasts • Household hints • Puzzles and math problems • Advice meant to teach

  16. Your Assignment • There are no gains without pains • He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas • Love your enemies for they tell you your faults • Fish and visitors stink in three days • Eat to live, and not live to eat • Write 5 sayings of your own and explain the meaning of each • Pick one piece of advice and create a picture to illustrate it (no letters or numbers) • Colour your picture; be creative

  17. Mom’s Song

  18. Your Assignment • Write 5 original sayings of your own and explain the meaning of each • Pick one piece of advice and create a picture to illustrate it (8x11 paper; no letters or numbers) • Colour your picture; be creative • Due Mon, Oct 24, 2011 with notes, etc

  19. There are no gains without pains

  20. The End

  21. Name _____________________ Period ______ Grading Rubric Corrected by __your name ________ Final Score _________/50

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